Heroes who by the will of circumstances have gone over to the side of Evil

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Video game characters are filled with boundless charisma, attractiveness and sexuality. All this positively influences their popularity and attracts us, the fans of these protagonists, like a huge magnet. We fall in love with the faces, characters and behaviors of the characters. We want to be like them and try to play only those games, which have our favorite protagonists.
The personalities of our favorites in the projects are very colorful and we take pleasure in watching the development of the storyline and the character, which can change depending on circumstances. But of particular interest to us are the main characters who go over to the side of evil. We observe with undisguised curiosity how the character of the protagonist changes and he, under the influence of external circumstances, slowly turns into the antagonist. This tragedy and personal human drama set them apart from the general mass of ordinary villains.
We try to understand them and make sense of their complex characters, the circumstances that drove them to this or that deed. At first they can be quite normal, positive, kind and noble friends of the protagonist of the game, but then in the course of the dramatic lines of the plot, go to the side of Evil. And fundamentally change their behavior, becoming sworn enemies of the protagonists. But the relationship between them is still special, not as between ordinary enemies. They constantly balance between aching love and sympathy, and all-consuming hatred. Let's try to understand such a complex cocktail of feelings and feel sympathy for the characters who fight on the side of Evil, because they are all different.

Kain, the protagonist of the Legacy of Kain project

The game Legacy of Kain has its main character, whose name is Kain. He begins his life and game journey as a nobleman and quite dignified and brave man. But life is filled with tragedy, both real and virtual. He gets into a bad situation and is deprived of his life by a group of mercenary fighters. And the protagonist can only continue life as a vampire. He goes over to the side of evil, becoming a strong antagonist who is obsessed with one thought, a thirst for revenge. His path is studded with difficulties and obstacles, so the road to revenge is not easy. Kain is trying to start living again in this demonic image of a vampire with no pity for his opponents. The events of the game's plot develop in such a way that it is impossible to treat Kain unequivocally. So it is interesting to watch the development of the relationship and enmity with the new protagonist Raziel.

Superman, hero of the Injustice series

The Injustice series has a great thrilling storyline, all the stories are equally interesting and entertaining. These are the best superhero stories. The first part of the game tells us the story in which the villain Joker, by deception, cunning, extortion, forces the main character, Superman, to kill a pregnant woman and leave no stone unturned from Metropolis. For this, the Joker was punished, and was killed. But the deed is done, a negative smear is made on Superman's life, he has no choice but to become a dangerous and evil hero in his new reality, who thinks he has the right to kill anyone who he believes is a threat to overthrow this regime. He becomes a tyrant and all the super-heroes who were his friends are forced by circumstances to obey him and carry out all his orders and decrees. Some of his former friends have organized a kind of resistance team to the regime, only they dared to resist the iron grip of Superman. So bloodthirsty, we have not yet seen our favorite hero as in this project. After all, in the comics and movies, Superman helps everyone who is too lazy to ask for it. In the following stories of this project, the hero also returns in a negative light, he resists the positive heroes, Batman and his friends.

Wheatley, from the Portal 2 project

In the early part of Portal, the protagonist, Chell, was alone, but not quite. She was accompanied everywhere by the voice of the artificial intelligence GladOS. It spoke to the protagonist, manipulated her and the game, gave her directions, advice, orders. In Portal 2, there is a tangible friend and interlocutor for Chell, the robot Whitley. He is very good at helping the protagonist through all the traps, tasks and quests of GLADOS. They take the reins of the labs into their own hands. And as soon as the module takes control, the devil gets into him. He becomes an evil AI who lives with the idea of destroying Chell. This is where the main character's problems begin, her good friend and helper turns out to be on the other side of the barricades and tries to take from her, the most precious thing there is, life. This situation forces the protagonist to spend the rest of the game time trying to destroy the hostile AI.

Arthas Menethil, a hero from the Warcraft series

Arthas Menethil, was not always a monster. At the very beginning of the game series, he represented a noble and kind man who pursued adequate and positive goals. His people are attacked by the Undead Plague, and he is driven by a noble impulse to try to save the people of his country from danger. It is as if he is obsessed with the beautiful idea of saving humanity, which slowly crosses a certain thin line that must not be crossed. Trying to help the people, Arthas chooses not the right methods, and the ones he chooses are highly questionable. To help himself, he procures a magical blade that must not be taken. Whoever touches the blade of Forstmorn immediately becomes a subject of the Land of Evil, and gives it his light soul, and in return gains a dark one, filled with hatred and aggression. The Lich King takes Artas' soul and the former prince, blessed with noble desires and impulses, becomes one of the warriors of the Plyth army. After a while, he joins forces with the Lich King. Now the strongest, most powerful and evil creature of Azeroth appears before us. The video game is filled with genuine tragedy and drama. This is where there is no escape from the all-consuming Evil.

Sarah Kerrigan, female protagonist in the Starcraft series of games

The story of this female protagonist is the most tragic Starcraft has ever told us. In fact, as we watch what happened and how she was treated, we realize that it was not her fault that she became this way. Here's her story. Sarah was on a responsible mission for the Sons of Korhal, through no fault of her own, a dangerous and desperate situation developed. Operation Commander Arctul Mengsk leaves Sarah to her fate, and in the meantime, the Zerg have been actively occupying Sarah's position. The main character is taken prisoner by Roy, who turns her into the Queen of Blades, who is worshipped by the Zerg. That's it, Sarah turns into a bitch, obsessed with one thought, revenge. With all her hatred and anger, Sarah takes it out on her former friends who betrayed her. She, along with Roy, seizes planet after planet, forms a coalition with Jim, Artanis, and in the end, takes the life of the enemy. Well, that's her way, no one will condemn her for that choice, for she was betrayed. But still, the heroine's path to her goal is studded with a mountain of innocent corpses, a great number of sacrifices have been made to that goal.

13 April 2022